Elsewhere, Thomas Muller has announced his retirement from the German national team and this year's Euro will be the last event he will participate in. It doesn't feel like he has been a mainstay for the German national team at international level, but in the last competition he took part in he started to decline and we rarely see him starting. Despite all that, he will still play football with Bayern Munich next season and his contract will end in 2025.
Müller has also retired at the same age with Kroos. I'm not surprised with Müller's decision though. I didn't expect him to go to Saudi Arabia and I don't know whether there was any offer too.
However I must say that Kroos' retirement decision surprised me much more.
He was still fit and performing impressively. He wasn't having much issues with playing regularly for Real Madrid. He performed in Euro 2024 as well. He could have actually played for a couple of more years but its his decision anyway. I respect that. Ancelotti has already stated that he is ready to have him back if he changes his mind. It is a matter of a phone call only.